NAACP. Mr. Vance McAllister. LOUISIANA STATE CONFERENCE 3313 Government Street * BATON ROUGE * LOUISIANA 70806

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1 NAACP LOUISIANA STATE CONFERENCE 3313 Government Street * BATON ROUGE * LOUISIANA OFFICE (225) * FAX (225) Mr. Vance McAllister CR1: MEDIA DIVERSITY Do you support or oppose diversity programming/media buys and minority employment in the media industry? If elected to represent the people of Louisiana s 5 th Congressional, what steps would you take to increase diversity in media ownership and programming in the United States? (Please limit your response to 200 words or less)

2 ED1: STUDENT LOANS Do you support or oppose legislation to prevent student loan interest rates from increasing? If elected to represent the people of Louisiana s 5 th Congressional, what would you do to keep interest rates on student loans low? (Please limit your response to 200 words or less) 2

3 ED2: MAKING COLLEGE MORE ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE Do you support or oppose federal programs and initiatives that make college more accessible and affordable? (Check one) support oppose If elected to represent the people of Louisiana s 5 th Congressional, please describe initiatives that you would promote to make college more accessible and affordable. (Please limit your response to 200 words or less) 3

4 EC1: CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION Do you support or oppose legislation which would dramatically undermine new consumer financial protections? If elected to represent the people of Louisiana s 5 th Congressional, would you support or oppose efforts of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and other federal regulators to protect families from the predatory and abusive lending practices? (Please limit your response to 200 words or less) 4

5 EC2: HOMEOWNERSHIP Do you support or oppose legislation that would increase access to sustainable homeownership for all Americans? If elected as a Member of Congress, what would you do to ensure that there is a robust housing finance system? (Please limit your response to 200 words or less) 5

6 EC3: GENDER WAGE GAP Do you support or oppose federal legislation that would support for equal pay for equal work for men and women? If elected to represent the people of Louisiana s 5 th Congressional, what would you do to narrow the wage gap between men and women in our workforce? (Please limit your response to 200 words or less) 6

7 EC4: EMPLOYMENT NONDISCRIMINATION Do you support or oppose federal legislation which would make it illegal to discriminate in hiring or promotions based on an individual s actual or perceived sexual orientation? If elected to represent the people of Louisiana s 5 th Congressional, what actions, if any, would you take to ensure that people are not discriminated against at the workplace because of their actual or perceived sexual orientation? (Please limit your response to 200 words or less) 7

8 EC5: CREDIT CHECKS BY EMPLOYERS Do you support or oppose legislation to ban the use of credit reports by employers when making hiring or promotion decisions? If elected to represent the people of Louisiana s 5 th Congressional, what actions would you take to ensure that a workers credit history is not used when making employment decisions? (Please limit your response to 200 words or less) 8

9 EC6: AMERICAN JOBS ACT Do you support or oppose federal job creation programs? If elected to represent the people of Louisiana s 5 th Congressional, what steps would you take to reduce the unemployment rate? (Please limit your response to 200 words or less) 9

10 EC7: PROTECTION OF FIRST RESPONDER AND TEACHER JOBS Do you support or oppose federal resources being used to help state and local communities hire and retain first responders and teachers? If elected to represent the people of Louisiana s 5 th Congressional, would you protect and promote federal assistance to states and local governments to help pay the salaries of teachers, police officers and firefighters? (Please limit your response to 200 words or less) 10

11 IM1: IMMIGRATION REFORM Do you support or oppose comprehensive immigration reform? If elected to represent the people of Louisiana s 5 th Congressional, what are the elements that you consider essential to comprehensive immigration reform? (Please limit your response to 200 words or less) 11

12 HC1: AFFORDABLE CARE ACT Do you support or oppose the Affordable Care Act? (Check one) support oppose Do you support or oppose health benefit exchanges that were established by the Affordable Care Act? (Check one) support oppose If elected to represent the people of Louisiana s 5 th Congressional, what actions, if any, would you take to ensure that all Americans have access to comprehensive, high quality and affordable health care? (Please limit your response to 200 words or less) 12

13 HC 2: CHILDHOOD OBESITY Do you support or oppose proposals to reduce childhood obesity epidemic through exercise and improvements in school lunches? Do you support or oppose legislation to address America s childhood obesity epidemic by increasing physical activity in schools? If elected to represent the people of Louisiana s 5 th Congressional, what actions, if any, would you take to ensure that American children have access to healthier food, increase physical activity and help reduce obesity and overweight rates? (Please limit your response to 200 words or less) 13

14 HC3: MEDICARE AND MEDICAID Do you support or oppose efforts to restructure Medicare and Medicaid or to reduce Medicare and Medicaid benefits or to raise eligibility standards so fewer people qualify for Medicare and Medicaid? Do you have specific plans to reform the current Medicare or Medicaid programs? If so, what are the major provisions? (Please limit your response to 200 words or less) 14

15 HC4: HIV/AIDS Do you support or oppose legislation to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS in prisons and jails? If elected to represent the people of Louisiana s 5 th Congressional, what, if anything, would you do to help reduce the HIV/AIDS rate of prison inmates and returning citizens? (Please limit your response to 200 words or less) 15

16 CJ1: CLIMATE CHANGE Do you support or oppose efforts of the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gases and other pollutants known to cause climate change? If elected to represent the people of Louisiana s 5 th Congressional, what, if anything, you do to address climate change? (Please limit your response to 200 words or less) 16

17 CJ2: COASTAL RESTORATION Do you support or oppose efforts by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to use federal resources to promote coastal preservation and restoration? If elected to represent the people of Louisiana s 5 th Congressional, what steps would you take to assist in coastal restoration? (Please limit your response to 200 words or less) 17

18 CJ3: OIL SPILL CLEAN-UPAND EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESSES AND DIVERSITY Do you support or oppose efforts by federal government to require that the parties involved in the BP Oil Spill promote small businesses and diversity? If elected to represent the people of Louisiana s 5 th Congressional, what steps would you take to assist in ensuring that small businesses and diversity be included in any settlement? (Please limit your response to 200 words or less) 18

19 CJ1: INCAREATION Do you support or oppose legislation that will help states reduce prison populations? (check one) support oppose If elected to represent the people of Louisiana s 5 th Congressional, what actions, if any, would you take to address the current mass incarceration which is taxing our prison system? (Please limit your response to 200 words or less) 19

20 CJ2: THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND THE DISPARATE TREATMENT OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES Do you support or oppose initiatives to aggressively address problems associated with today s juvenile justice system, including too many children being tried as adults and disproportionate minority contact within the juvenile justice system in the United States today? If elected to represent the people of Louisiana s 5 th Congressional, what steps, if any, would you take to address the numerous disparities that exist in the current juvenile justice system, including disproportionate minority arrest and confinement and the high number of African American youth who are tried as adults? (Please limit your response to 200 words or less) 20

21 CJ3: DISPARITIES IN COCAINE SENTENCING Do you support or oppose legislation that addresses crack/powder cocaine sentencing disparities? If elected to represent the people of Louisiana s 5 th Congressional, what steps, if any, would you take to address the disparities between a convictions for the possession of crack cocaine vs. powder cocaine? (Please limit your response to 200 words or less) 21

22 VR1: VOTING RIGHTS ACT Do you support or oppose updating and restoring Section 4 (and consequently Section 5) of the Voting Rights Act? If elected to represent the people of Louisiana s 5 th Congressional, what steps would you take to insure the protection of voting rights for all Americans? (Please limit your response to 200 words or less) 22

23 CE1: CAMPAIGN FINANCE Do you support or oppose legislation that would limit the role of public financing in congressional campaigns? If elected to represent the people of Louisiana s 5 th Congressional, how would you restore the confidence of the voters that their federally elected officials were responsive to them? (Please limit your response to 200 words or less) 23

24 I certify that the above answers are correct and accurate and, to the greatest extent possible, reflect my views and opinions. (Candidate s signature) (Date) Mr. Vance McAllister Vance McAllister Campaign Contact: MS Kelly Holmes 2328 Sterlington Road Monroe, LA Campaign Contact phone number: (318) Campaign address: campaign@mcallisterforcongress.com Thank you for filling out the NAACP candidate questionnaire. The staff, members, and friends of the NAACP appreciate the time you have taken to answer these questions on issues that are important to us. Please return the completed questionnaire to the Louisiana State Conference of the NAACP at: 3313 Government Street * Baton Rouge, Louisiana Please return the completed questionnaire by the close of business on the 5 th day of November, If you have any questions or comments, please contact Mr. Will Belton, Chair of the Community Relations Committee of the Louisiana NAACP State Conference at (225) or at aamagin1@aol.com. 24

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